I haven't had a chance to watch the whole video since I'm at work, but the tiny bit I've seen...woah!

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This is super cool lol also at work skipped around but looks very interesting where the driver is looking going into and out of turns etc

 

Really neat!

 

Granny shifting and he's not double-clutching. Not impressed.

 

nice!

 

One thing I found really interesting was how long he spent focused on the apex of each turn. At instructed track days, a beginner is generally coached to look well ahead, beyond the current corner. It's actually helpful for us mere mortals to look beyond the apex to the corner exit, and setting up for the next turn. I think these F1 guys have the tracks so permanently etched into their minds that they don't have to do that. Instead, they get to turn their attention to getting perfect placement at the apex. A few inches either direction and they don't get the *perfect* arc, and can't maximize the turning speed. Very interesting to see...

 

The most impressive thing was the reaction time - under 100ms! Other than that, he is looking at exactly what I'd expect, for about exactly as long. You don't have to stare at your mirror, especially as a professional on a closed track with similar vehicles on it. Either something is there or it is not, and you can process that without continuing to stare. Regarding the corners, you feel the car, and you are very short-sighted because that is what you are tracking to. As you open up on the apex, then you look ahead to align yourself for the next corner.

 

They teach that because it yields the best results for beginners and amateurs.

Once you've mastered entry, exit, and mid corner speed you focus on the micro-details. That means perfectly setting the car at apex, observing surface conditions, checking cloud cover in the sky (and all sorts of other nit-picky) things.